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Transcriber’s note:
Page xxii, ‘H. R.’ changed to ‘R. H.,’ “as for Mr. R. H. of Brompton”
Page xxix, em-dash changed to long dash, “Dr. T——’s perseverance”
Page 4, ‘gende’ changed to ‘gender,’ “of the feminine gender,”
Page 8, ‘its—its’ changed to ‘it’s—it’s,’ “Egad, it’s—it’s very true”
Page 8, double quote struck after ‘Dublin,’ “the Corporation of Dublin.”
Page 35, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “Sure it’s not for myself”
Page 35, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “it’s for my calling”
Page 46, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “it’s for all the world”
Page 47, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “Sure it’s not ignorance”
Page 55, ‘Its—its’ changed to ‘It’s—it’s,’ “It’s—it’s not so—so”
Page 59, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “By my sowl! it’s a”
Page 72, double quote struck before ‘Burgundy,’ “day:—viz. Burgundy
pitch,”
Page 79, ‘two’ changed to ‘too,’ “We are three days too late”
Page 94, ‘diagreeable’ changed to ‘disagreeable,’ “particularly
disagreeable to travellers”
Page 102, double quote inserted after ‘Galway,’ “in the county of
Galway.””
Page 105, ‘gaurantee’ changed to ‘guarantee,’ “You can guarantee this”
Page 116, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “because it’s their own tongue”
Page 116, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “and now it’s grown a custom”
Page 117, ‘Its’ changed to ‘It’s,’ “It’s no joke”
Page 117, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “Sure it’s the Jews”
Page 118, ‘Its’ changed to ‘It’s,’ “It’s only putting them in”
Page 118, ‘Its’ changed to ‘It’s,’ “It’s well for the crethurs they”
Page 118, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “Sure it’s not Sergeant Towler”
Page 131, ‘eing’ changed to ‘being,’ “which not being fastened”
Page 131, ‘fig re’ changed to ‘figure,’ “and suspicious figure”
Page 134, full stop inserted after ‘Mr.,’ “unfortunate antagonist, Mr.
Fitzgerald”
Page 137, ‘elde t’ changed to ‘eldest,’ “the eldest sons”
Pages 142-143, single quotes changed for clarity from “He stated, ‘that
Lyster was his relative, and protected by him, and that I had influenced
the young man to deliver a message from me. He said, ‘that Mr. Lyster
had delivered such a message: that he had answered mildly, that he would
not fight Mr. Martin; whereon, (says Fitzgerald,) this young gentleman
said, ‘Then you must fight me.’ My answer was, that I would not fight
any man; on which, continued George Robert, he made several blows of the
cudgel I hold in my hand (his own) at me. I happened to be more
dexterous than my assailant, and was fortunate enough to take the weapon
out of his hands, and in my own defence was obliged to strike in turn,
or I should have been murdered.’” to “He stated, ‘that Lyster was his
relative, and protected by him, and that I had influenced the young man
to deliver a message from me.’ He said, ‘that Mr. Lyster had delivered
such a message: that he had answered mildly, that he would not fight Mr.
Martin;’ whereon, (says Fitzgerald,) this young gentleman said, ‘Then
you must fight me.’ My answer was, that I would not fight any man; on
which,’ continued George Robert, ‘he made several blows of the cudgel I
hold in my hand’ (his own) ‘at me. I happened to be more dexterous than
my assailant, and was fortunate enough to take the weapon out of his
hands, and in my own defence was obliged to strike in turn, or I should
have been murdered.’”
Page 158, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “and it’s not so easy to shoot”
Page 159, ‘eclat’ changed to ‘éclat,’ “To give my march the greater
éclat”
Page 161, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “Ough! if it’s ‘beating’”
Page 173, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “whenever it’s your convenience”
Page 186, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “future, when it’s not convenient”
Page 187, ‘wave’ changed to ‘waive,’ “disposed to waive his
“privilege.””
Page 191, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “it’s rather a small matter”
Page 191, comma inserted after ‘about,’ “to go to law about,” (mistaking
his meaning).”
Page 191, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “when it’s a gentleman that resorts”
Page 271, full stop inserted after ‘lieutenant,’ “better than the
lieutenant.”
Pages 277, 280, 281, 425, 432, all instances of ‘Pikeman’ and ‘Pikemen’
have been regularised to ‘Pike-man’ and ‘Pike-men’
Page 309, double quote inserted before ‘I,’ ““I am ashamed of its”
Page 323, hyphen inserted after ‘o’,’ “cat-o’-nine-tails”
Page 347, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “by my sowl it’s true enough”
Page 348, ‘its’ changed to ‘it’s,’ “D—n money—it’s nothing but trash:”
Page 351, double quote inserted after ‘expense,’ “without either delay
or expense.””
Page 373, hyphen inserted after ‘eight,’ “after the
two-and-eight-penny-halfpenny”
Page 384, double quote inserted before ‘’tis,’ ““’tis too late!”
Page 413, ‘cameleon’ changed to ‘chameleon,’ “like the chameleon,
assuming”